Raymond L. Wallace
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Raymond L. "Ray" Wallace (April 21, 1918 − November 26, 2002) was an American Bigfoot
researcher.
Wallace was born in Clarksdale, Missouri
. He worked as a logger for much of his life, but also in road construction throughout much of Washington, Oregon
and California
. He served in the Army during World War II as an aircraft gunner. Wallace finally settled in Toledo, Washington
in 1961.
In August 1958, the Humboldt Times of Eureka, California
, was the first to use the term "Bigfoot" in their story about huge footprints found by a worker of Wallace's Humboldt County
construction company.
Wallace also claimed to have helped in the Patterson-Gimlin film
of Bigfoot.
Upon Wallace's death, his son Michael revealed that Wallace was in possession of large wooden feet. It was suggested by Wallace's family that Wallace used these wooden feet to stamp imprints around northern California as a prank.
Wallace died in a Centralia, Washington
nursing home at the age of 84.
Bigfoot
Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
researcher.
Wallace was born in Clarksdale, Missouri
Clarksdale, Missouri
Clarksdale is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, along the Little Third Fork of the Platte River. The population was 351 at the 2000 census. It is part of the St...
. He worked as a logger for much of his life, but also in road construction throughout much of Washington, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He served in the Army during World War II as an aircraft gunner. Wallace finally settled in Toledo, Washington
Toledo, Washington
Toledo is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 725 at the 2010 census.-History:Toledo was officially incorporated on October 10, 1892. Toledo was named by Celeste Rochon after a pioneer side wheel paddle steamer operated by Captain Oren Kellogg of the Kellogg...
in 1961.
In August 1958, the Humboldt Times of Eureka, California
Eureka, California
Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
, was the first to use the term "Bigfoot" in their story about huge footprints found by a worker of Wallace's Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...
construction company.
Wallace also claimed to have helped in the Patterson-Gimlin film
Patterson-Gimlin film
The Patterson-Gimlin film is a famous short motion picture of an unidentified subject the film makers purported to be a "Bigfoot", that was supposedly filmed on October 20, 1967, by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on the Klamath River outside of Orleans,...
of Bigfoot.
Upon Wallace's death, his son Michael revealed that Wallace was in possession of large wooden feet. It was suggested by Wallace's family that Wallace used these wooden feet to stamp imprints around northern California as a prank.
Wallace died in a Centralia, Washington
Centralia, Washington
Centralia is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 16,336 at the 2010 census.-History:In pioneer days, Centralia was the halfway stopover point for stagecoaches operating between the Columbia River and Seattle. In 1850, J. G. Cochran came from Missouri with his...
nursing home at the age of 84.